Dongs of Sevotion

Dongs of Sevotion
Studio album by Smog
Released	April 4, 2000 (2000-04-04)
Genre	Lo-fi indie rock
Length	61:15
Label	Drag City Domino
Producer	Smog
Smog chronology
The Manta Rays of Time (2000) Dongs of Sevotion (2000) Strayed (2000)
Singles from Dongs of Sevotion
"Strayed" Released: July 17, 2000 [1]

Dongs of Sevotion is the eighth studio album by Smog. It was released on April 3, 2000, in Europe by Domino Recording Company and a day later in North America by Drag City. It peaked at number 28 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	85/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
NME	8/10 [7]
Pitchfork	9.3/10 [8]
Q	[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]
Select	3/5 [11]
The Times	9/10 [12]
Uncut	[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Dongs of Sevotion received an average score of 85, based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ^[3]

Pitchfork placed Dongs of Sevotion at number 10 on its list of the top 20 albums of 2000. ^[14] NME named it the year's 27th-best album. ^[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Callahan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Justice Aversion"	4:50
2.	"Dress Sexy at My Funeral"	5:30
3.	"Strayed"	6:05
4.	"The Hard Road"	2:47
5.	"Easily Led"	3:00
6.	"Bloodflow"	7:18
7.	"Nineteen"	6:21
8.	"Distance"	7:54
9.	"Devotion"	5:55
10.	"Cold Discovery"	5:56
11.	"Permanent Smile"	5:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, piano, hammond organ, synthesizer, jaw harp
• Jennifer Collins – backing vocals
• Nicole Evans – backing vocals
• Damian Rogers – backing vocals
• Jeff Parker – guitar
• Matt Lux – bass guitar, upright bass
• Richard Schuler – drums
• John McEntire – drums, percussion, recording, mixing
• Phil Bonnet – recording
• Joe Dilillo – recording
• John Towner – recording

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [2]	28

References

1. "Smog – 'Strayed'". Drag City . Retrieved February 7, 2018.
2. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
3. "Dongs of Sevotion by Smog Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved October 16, 2021.
4. Phares, Heather. "Dongs of Sevotion – Smog". AllMusic . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
5. Costa, Maddy (April 7, 2000). "Smog: Dongs of Sevotion (Domino)". The Guardian .
6. Perry, Tim (April 1, 2000). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent .
7. Long, April (April 1, 2000). "Smog – Dongs Of Sevotion". NME . p. 33. Archived from the original on June 20, 2000. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
8. LeMay, Matt (March 31, 2000). "Smog: Dongs of Sevotion". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
9. Fearn, Rob (May 2000). "Smog: Dongs Of Sevotion". Q . No. 164. p. 118. Archived from the original on December 4, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
10. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Smog". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  754–755. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
11. Bulley, Jenny (May 2000). "Smog: Dongs of Sevotion". Select . No. 119.
12. O'Connell, Sharon (April 8, 2000). "Smog: Dongs of Sevotion (Domino)". The Times .
13. Hughes, Rob (May 2000). "Holy smoke!". Uncut . No. 36. p. 100.
14. "Top 20 Albums of 2000". Pitchfork . December 31, 2000. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
15. "NME's best albums and tracks of 2000". NME . October 10, 2016. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

External links

• Dongs of Sevotion at Discogs (list of releases)